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'He has no respect for his body' - Former Ireland wing lavishes praise on Owen Farrell
Former Ireland international Shane Horgan has heaped praise on Owen Farrell following his man of the match performance against the Cardiff Blues.
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Horgan – who won 65 caps for Ireland – praised the England ten’s toughness and his mindset.
“He has this unshakable confidence,” said Horgan. “He has no respect for his body.”
"He has this unshakable confidence."
"He has no respect for his body."
Shane Horgan took a look at Owen Farrell's performance today. #ChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/ibnRA0RLPj
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Farrell himself was not particularly pleased with how Saracens are playing, despite the hard-fought win.
“I thought we came out second half and took it them a little bit more,” flyhalf Owen Farrell said in his post-match reaction.
“[In the] first half we were too nice and didn’t care.
“Cardiff has been a tough team these past two weeks and credit to them but we’ll be frustrated for not putting a complete performance together.
“Credit to the forwards there, they put in a big shift.
“We’re not saying it’s not tough to come here to win, they’re a top, top team, but in terms of how we’ve performed, the first half wasn’t good enough.”
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It was Saracens that got off to the better start, with Scotland international Sean Maitland finishing excellently in the corner. Owen Farrell converted the wing’s effort.
A successful penalty kick from Owen Farrell extended their advantage’, but Cardiff hit back through a well-worked move off the scum – with centre Rey Lee-Lo crossing over. Anscombe added the extras to further reduce the deficit.
Farrell stretched Saracens’ lead with a penalty once more, but it was Cardiff that went into the break ahead.
A chip in behind Saracens’ defence from flyhalf Anscombe was collected by Garyn Smith, who put in fullback Dan Fish for a simple finish to give the Blues a 14-13 lead at half-time.
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Farrell scored two penalties to put the English side back ahead after the break, but when lock Will Skelton was sent to the bin, Cardiff sniffed an upset in front of a home crowd.
However, Saracens used all their experience to hold off the Blues and Jamie George ensured they travelled back to London with their unbeaten record in tact, scoring a try from a line-out.
Cardiff travel to Scotstoun Stadium in Round Five to face Glasgow Warriors, while Saracens head to Lyon on Sunday, January 13.
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The value he brought to the crusaders as an assistant was equal to what he got out of being there. He reflected not only on the team culture but also the credit he attributed to the rugby community. Such experience shouldn’t be overlooked.
3 Go to commentsGood luck Aussie
10 Go to commentssmith at 9 / mounga 10 / laumape 12 / fainganuku 14
50 Go to commentsBar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
10 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
50 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
3 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
50 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
51 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
50 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
50 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
17 Go to commentsI'm not listening to a guy moralise over others when this is the guy who walked out mid season on Canterbury RLFC when he had a contract with them, what a hypocrite. All the Kiwis sticking up for this unprincipled individual because they can't accept justified criticism, he has zero credibility or integrity. Those praising him are a joke.
17 Go to commentsI’d put Finau at 6 instead of Blackadder but that’s the only change I’d make. Can’t wait to see who Razor picks.
50 Go to commentsTamati Williams, Codie Taylor, and Same Cane? Not sure about Hoskins Sotutu at test level. Wasn’t that impressive last season. Need a balance between experience and talent/youth.
50 Go to commentsInteresting insight. Fantastic athlete, and a genuine human being.
17 Go to commentsThey played at night in Suva last weekend and it’s an afternoon game forecast for 19 degrees in Canberra this weekend. Heat change is a non issue.
2 Go to commentsWishing Rosie a speedy recovery
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